The Hood River glacier., February 26, 1925, Image 9

HOOD RIVER GLACIER, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1925
ar« prepared to furniah supplies of all kind«
W. will carry
GRASSELLI brand Arsenate of Lead
atowOtfeU warehouse thi. ^uon. Thi. i. the brand ear­
ned by U m Association for many year», and no better lead
x
can ba bought.
seashore. The principle diversion at
the tasch is tn*t bathing, and it is
the fluent beach for bathing I ever
aaw. The water la always warm,
varying from TS to 76 degrees the
yssr round. Here is where the surf
board riding la a novel sport, and
(By A. D. Moe).
where the condition of the coral reefs
Honolulu, Feb. 1, 1825.
make it possible. The tide varies
The retail business of Honolulu la from
a little over one foot to leva than
in the hands of the Japanese and
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Chinese. T While
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”“e »he beach at this
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-bUlk. KOii the »?*“ Fh» •»*>«* * quarter of a mile from
? .
If classes of business belong
and
the ahora |lne <nd
wxtan
the reef the depth of the water is
WHllan names tan be Men on tbe
fonr to ara
bre,k.
u
“»>01* but if invea- L„ form at
r(J4}f aml
tar. wl Pr*‘*Wy W°1 r***1»
before they strike the
there waa Japanese or Chinese blood shore.
battars take the boards
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T’
>"«•** prv’ out beyond the line of breakers and
om ate.
tbw| gtan<j Up and rjde jn on tiem
It la one of the interesting occupa coming with considerable speed, and
tlona of tbe tourists to go shopping It la an expert who can ride clear
In the many curio stores, filled mostly through without •Siting dumped off.
with Oriental goods. About the only Outrigger canoes also ride through
souvenirs of Hawaii are ukuleles and the breakers. A half dozen will go
novelties of the koa wood, cocoaniita in them and they usually come
and grass skirts of the Hula girls, through all right unlexa a large wave
I liave not seen on l display any art- fills the canoe with
water. It is
craft work of the natives.
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natives. _ In
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great sport,
and quite
to
Bialiop museum are many articles watch both surf board and outrigger
made by the natives of former genera-1 canoe parties riding the breakers,
tions, before the coming of the white
81nce we haTe be,.,, here tbe
man, such as were done by the Amer haM 1(een
and tollWe thc breaker
lean Indians, but the natives today do IJne the water
as cairn as
not appear to have any Industry pe- a Uke. The beach line is very nar-
culiar to themselves, such as the mak- row, sea walls being built at low
ing of baskets, needlework, etc.
water mark along most of the beach,
Aiiart from one or two main atreets with short stripe of sand beach in
all the business streets of Honolulu places. On account of tbe slight dlf-
mlght be termed tbe Oriental quarter, ference between high and low tide
There are almost countless small there la very lltle difference in the
shops, operated as a rule by proprie- shore line between the tides. Bathers
tors who live tack of the front room ]>ay no attention to the tides, the
used for display and sale of g<x»ds. usual hours for the crowds being be-
Many of them are an exact duplicate fore breakfast, before luncheon and
of simps we saw some years ago in before dinner, the largest crowds be­
their native countries.
There are ing seen about 4 p. m. Even moon-
more Oriental shops in Honolulu than light bathing parties are very com-
in Han Francisco's Chinatown, al- mon., One can see bathers going back
though not as large stores as a few in and forth to the beach in bathing
the latter city. Prices are generally suits almostj$ny hour of the day all
lower than on the coast. Competition over this beach district, from tables
is keen and business is done on a to old men and women.
small margin of profit as a rule, mak
And do we do at the natives do?
ing it especially hard for the white j am getting some good wear out of
merchants. The Orientals have in- tiiat new bathing suit presented me
va»led every line of business. Barber at Chrlstmaa time, and the missus in
shops are operated mostly by Japan a Tery striking red suit and me in
esc women, some of the ahops having the <jarker ODe „tart out from the
a man tartar or two. Very often cottage every day lor a dip in the
tables are playing around the shop or surf. Haven’t tried the surf boards
being tended by a girl while the yet, but am getting the fever.
mother seraphs the face of a customer.
Our cottage la situated in a garden
Many of the Japanese women con­ of cixxiannt palma, flowering hibiscus,
tinue to wear the native dress, but argarota trees and a hundred vari,
the majority, and the children almost eties of plants and flowers we-have
without exception, adopt the same never seen before and have not
style of dress as the white folk. Chil­ learned the names of. It is always
dren as a rule go barefooted, and c»xil enough to be comfortable here
many laborers among the adults also. and we need a blanket over us at
The elderly Chinese women almost In­ night. There ar« no chimneys, heat­
variably dress In native costume, ing atoves or fireplaces in the houses.
wearing the blouse and trousers. The Cooking la done by electricity, and
pig-tail queue among the old men hasi gas Is also used in some jiarts of the
entirely disappeared.
city, while oil la need in the hotel
Home of the Orientals -still retain ranges.
their Buddhist religion and have a
Tbe sun rista now nt 6.30, and
few temples. Chinese funerals are shortly before that time there la a
often seen where the entire family of great clattering of tbe Mynah birds,
survivors march tahind the hearse which are alxiut the siz»' of a robin,
single file, wailing and weeping, while although dark, almost klsi k. In color,
on the coffin of the deceased are with a bright yellow s[x>t around
dishes of ftxxi to keep the spirit of each eye. They ar* to be seen on tta
the departed from hunger while he la lawns all over the city, hopping along
waiting for the heavenly guide. While with a' half hitch and a trot. Al
the Japanese retain more strongly night
they roost In droves in the
their ties with the old country and as thick branches
of some large tree,
a rulv "end their savings to Japan, with a chattering
that Alls the air.
the Chinese more quickly adapt their In tta morning they
Mrnld the new
ways * to their adopted country and day with tbe same tune, and we usu­
often invest their earning* here. They ally arise, often going * the beach
intermarry with the native Hawaiian« for a plunge. On the Way tack I
and the progeny, as a rule, la a more sometimes
climb a cocoa nut trie and
energetic race than the pure native.
pick one of the big husks. We either
The large market* along the water have
to watch Ior them to fail nr go
front are Interesting place«. Tn them I up after
as there are no mon­
are displayed all native products as keys here them,
to
get
them for us.
well ns those shipped from the main­
There are no windows In the front
land. One can get fresh papaiaa, the of our cottage, just ecreeng, even the
meat of which looks and tastes very
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mush like our canteloupe, but are oflfront <,oor
ha'lnK _ ’
panel. Mosquitos and files are so
different shape and appearance. They few as to be negligible. There are
will weigh from one to five or six
snakes on the island and no poi- ducing apple bearing tree« where such reatlon in th* city xchoola, biked from
pounds. Pineapples are on display no
eonotis insects of any kind. It is
everywhere. Green peas, string beans, ^¡necessary to keep f<x>d in an icebox trees were unknown before be Itegan the Underwood miiool to the top of
His Underwood mountain, where an Ideal
In fact, all garden vegetables are to to keep it fresh or from spoiling. We his work in experimentation.
be had here the year round, except are having our fill of ripe pineapples, achievement la said to be a triumph view of the Hood lilver valley waa
that most of the head lettuce la ship­ strawberries, green corn, beans, peas, over the normal law of nature.
obtained. The |>arty of students waa
ped In from California. Ripe straw- papaias, cucumbers, etc., all raise«!
taken in automobiles mtimm the new
School Girla Take Hike
tarries are on the market also.
interstate bridge b.v Ix*alle Butler and
on
the
Island.
Must
of
the
butter
The fish markets coatfittii a groat' corn»« in from California and New
Rlxtixm girls of the Hood River C. A. Bell. The gill« were Instructed
variety of sea food and it Is an in­ Zealand. Tbe apples on the market high school Saturday, accomiMiiilcd by In woodcraft and Htudied the early
teresting sight in the morning when- are mostly Watsonville Newtowns, but Victor C. Follenlua, supervisor of rec- wildflowera.
the flsh boats bring in their catches. ~|saw several tax«« of Il<xxl River Ark­
Quite a sensation was caused here]" ansas Blacks with Kelly Bros.' label
yesterday when a large apupu was on them. One box with that label
bronght In. It Weighed 275 pounds was filled with Watsonville New­
and Is considered a sacred flsh by the towns. Also saw a few boxen of New
Chinese. It was the first one brought Zealand apples and a few pears from
in In three years. A shrewd Chines»' Ijike county, California.
bought it fbr $80 and then auctioned
Waikiki Beach is about 1H miles
it off. It was afterwards sold In long from tbe Fort Rugcr reservation
small slier« for $1.50 a pound. Hand­ to the Elks* club house near Diamond
bills were printed in Chinese and dis­ Head. Between the main thorough­
EVERY home, whether mansion or cottage can
tributed. so tbe prize catch was soon fare, on which a carline extends clear
disposed of. The fish is famous for acrose the city, and tta taacb It Is
profit by plantings of “old-fashioned” annuals.
,Dd *" <*,en °B,y by H = twZ Nocks “wide” most of‘\ta
Many
of them are fragrant—others with long
Chinese.
distance, narrowing down in one pla»e
flower shops contain wonderful dis­ until tbe beach come« to the road.
stems suitable for cutting. They provide gor­
plays of tropical flowers, most of The Moana hotel, with 1.000 rooms,
geous color in the yard from early summer to
which we never saw before. But one I Is locat«*d on the road and extends to
frost Sunshine, moisture and a soil good enough
needs only to look into any yard to | ¡^"¡'xmeh TLZ.'
Jia
’ finest on
Thia hotel
is the
see flowering shrubs, trees and planta, on the Wanda. Heveral in
­ excel-
other
for grass are all that’s necessary.
most of them strange to us, or faintly lpn
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nPar by. ~ A few
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recognized as a monster size of some ' pretentious homes are also located in
You will be surprised at the big garden assort­
dwarf variety carefully guarded in a this am'tlon, but it is mostly given up
ment you can select for * little money, from the
hothouse In the Htates. We have seen to small bungalows ami cottage« for
but little bamboo growing here, Nor tourists. Land here is selling at $1
Northrup, King Co. Seed Box at local dealer«.
have we seen any citrus trees except to $2 a square foot. Across the road
These
seeds are as good as money can buy.
the avocado, or alligator pear.
a new section is being laid out which
While white duck or ]>alm beach was formerly planted to ricr and taro,
Try some or all of the««:- Sweat Peas, Asters, Cosmo«,
suits are quite common here among the later used In making poi. the na­
Zinnias, Marigolds, Petunias, Nasturtiums, Phlox, Sweet
the men, yet the ordinary light weight tive dish. A canal is being dug 250
William, Bachelor Buttons, Poppy, Stocks, Gypsophila, etc.
Wixillen goods, similar to those worn feet wide, filling in the low landa with
in the Htatea in summer, are worn by coral rock, which will lie covered with
the majority of the business men. soil and laid out In lots.
Rtraw hats are generally worn, yet
The Waikiki lieach section waa for-
many prefer the felt hate. Very few merly the royal twoanut groves,
go bareheaded, as baa become quite a which are being largely cut down to
fad at home, aJ it Is not only uncom­ make building sites, but many of
fortable but a little risky to stand which are still standing^ some of ttam
with the head exposed to the hot rays rearing their slender stems high In
of the noonday tropical sun. Most of the skyline. It would sure take a
the traffic cops on busy corners sit monkey to climb one of them to get
under a large umbrella on a revolving a cocoanut. Near the Moana hotel
stool and direct traffic by turning a is a grass house still standing which
large sign with the worda “stop" and was built and used by the native«, but
“go.”
now used as a private garage. This
There are 15,000 automobiles regis­ Is next door to tbe apartment on Cleg­
tered here. Besides one sees quite a horn
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Drive occupied
Mr. and Mrs.
few foreign licenses on cars from the|w.' " h ." Hart. Okf friends of Mr. and
Htates. There Is very little fast drlv- Mrs. H. F. Davidson. and who spent a
ing and no congestion of traffic. No summer in Hood River several years
one Is In a hnrry here, as one learns «go.
soon to take It easy and the climate
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does not promote much surplus en-
Apple Tree for Hot Climate
ergy. Gasoline sells at IBM» rents at
H. C. Helms, of Lexington, Tex.,
present, being only 1% cents above ihall produced apple trees that bear
the Han Francisco price, with no | apples in climes hitherto uncongenial
state or territory tax. About $60 are]for apple tree growing. He has given
added to the Han Francisco price of | Texas, Cuba, the Isles of Pines and
cars. Moat of the garages are just lands of the Carribean Sea apple trees
open sheds, both private and public, laden with fruit, which have ix-en un-
Tljere Is little danger of cars being known in these sonthern countries,
stolen, as there would be no place to In beauty of coloring and delicioua-
coneeal them long without discovery, n«*sa of taste, this new apple is said
and it would be next to impossible to to be unexcelled. Thirty-five years
get them out of the country on a ago Mr. Helms began experimenting,
boat._______
| but met with considerable discourage­
ment, his neighbors txdleving that
Fdiruary 6.
apple trees wouldn’t bear apples so
After spending a few days at a ho-j far south of the apple tree dead line,
tel in the business district we secured I Now fata efforts are rewarded. The
a cottage at Waikiki beach and are | United Rtates Department of Agricul-
enjoying a real sunrtner outing at thefture says he has succeeded In Intro-
DESCRIPTION OF
HONOLULU BUSINESS
SGOBEL & DAY
Station PDQ
Broadcasting
Wa ar« prepared to give a complete MARKETING
aarvic« to any growers contemplating a change In their con-
■Mctiona. We will furniah SUPPLIES and CASH IN AD­
VANCE. Sgobel & Day sell largely on the F.O.B. BASIS
with a distribution ALL OVER THE WORLD.
PAUL McKERCHER
AND
C. G. CAMERON
Urging that
Representatives
Eliot Building
You “DO IT NOW” in
ordering your season’s sup
ply of Slabwood.
C. W. McCULLAGH, Northwestern Mauager.
Main Office, New York City.
Northwestern Headquarters, Guaranty Bldg., Portland
»
As you will remember our call last year
was “S. 0. S.” (Save on Slab)
The response was so hearty that we had
to sign off in a hurry, as our limited supply
was soon oversold.
The housewives who in past-seasons
have found that the most economical and
convenient fuel for the kitchen range is
Oregon Lumber Company’s Slabwood are
all ordering early
If you would get your share of the sea
son’s run of Slab from Dee, you must get
your order in early.
The price will interest you.
Telephone NOW to
Clean Up and Paint Up
You ask: ‘ What’s a meat market and grocery store to
do with such a campaign ? ”
• We are morally behind it; and furthermore we want
to tell you that we can furnish the fuel that will make
you work.
Let us prepare the meats for your meals on the eve
of spring and furnish you with groceries of quality.
Then eat heartily and work hard a part of each day
out in the open air, engaged in that task of cleaning up
and painting up.
You won’t have spring fever.
HOLMAN & SAMUEL
SANITARY MARKET & GROCERY
Phone 8811
H. T. DeWITT
■» •
HIGHLY IMPROVED
HOOD RIVER ORCHARD
Fully equipped, can be purchased by
reliable party on small cash payment
and exceptionally easy terms. Pur*
chaser must be experienced orchard
man with banking credit sufficient to
finance. Write
CUTLER BROS.,
353 East Tenth Street, Portland, Ore.,
giving full particulars and references.
MT. HOOD MOTOR COMPANY
Telephone 4242
The Easiest Flowers
To Grcw-Gardai Cbmuak
FIX IT QUICK!
That will be your plea when the sun begins to shine
and you are in a hurry for some farm implement or spray
machine.
Why not take an inventory of your orchard equipment
and have it repaired now ?
WE DO ALL KINDS ot AUTOMOBILE REPAIR WORK.
Accessories of all kinds for track or passenger car.
HOWELL BROS., Fourth Street. Tel., 2551
• ALL KINDS OF
Motor Trouble Shooting
I
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Next Saturday Mr. Follenlua will
pilot a group of Boy Scouts to the
top of Burdoin mountain, eminence
that rises to the northeast of Whit«
Hal mon. ________________
Hmoky and Smelly Oil Btovea Cured by
using Ecene Oil. Try thia high grade
coal oil next time and see the difference.
Any quantity, gallon to barrel, at E. A.
Frans Co.
MOST OF OUR
STANDARD SIZE
FLOWER PACKETS
A FEW AT IO4
NO BETTER SEEDS
AT ANV PRICE
AT LOCAL
DEALERS
N orthrup . K ing &Co?s
Electrical Work a Specialty
HECK UNGER GARAGE
SueeeMor to TUCKER’S GARAGE
Phone 2133
*
START YOUR OFFICE RIGHT
Full Line of Supplies
LET US SHOW YOU
THE BQOK & ART STORE
DETHMAN & DONNERBERO t
-
Anderson Undertaking Co'
O. C. ANDERSON, Sole Proprietor
LICENSED EMBALMER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
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